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Winter classes are here! All Cultural Services classes require pre-registration:
  Theatre Booking Page (cityofaurora.perfectmind.com)

Winter Theatre Classes             2022

Learn storytelling, improvisation, acting, staging & characterization.  Develop lifelong skills such as empathy, listening, reading, memorization, focus & concentration. Build confidence as you work with other students to create characters, dialogue, monologues, scenes & performance pieces based on the themes & book series below with guidance from experienced theatre professionals & teaching artists.  Perform for family & friends during the last class. 

All Cultural Services classes require pre-registration     Theatre Booking Page (perfectmind.com)

 

Storybook Alive! Winter Wonderland            

Ages: 4-7

Bring favorite storybooks to life in this fun theatre class! For the winter session we will act out stories about snowy adventures.  Titles include The Snowy Day, I Want Snow, Something’s Fishy & the Snow Dancer.

 #46192        Jan. 18th - Feb. 22nd  $66 ($53 Resident)

Tue., 4:30-5:45 p.m.

Mission Viejo Library, Community Room, 15324 E. Hampden Cir., Aurora

Instructor: Jennifer Patten, returning to teach at Mission Viejo, by popular demand!

 

Harry Potter Adventure:The Philosopher’s Stone

Ages: 7-11

Create & perform a play based on the Harry Potter fiction series, written especially for you. Share a performance with your family on the last day of class. Consistent attendance & outside class work, including memorization of lines & are key to any theatre class.  
#46113   Jan. 15^th - Feb. 26^th (No class on Feb. 5^th as that is Harry Potter Day at Tallyn’s Reach Library)

$100 ($80 Resident)

Sat., 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Tallyn’s Reach Library, Community Room, 23911 E. Arapahoe Rd., Aurora  

Instructor: Jordan Silber, a student favorite!

 

Stage Combat

Ages: 10-Adult

Entry level students learn safety & basic unarmed staged combat, progressing quickly into skills such as falls, pushes, trips, hits, slaps, & punches.  Experienced students will hone & master their existing skills, while acquiring new advanced skills, moving towards beginning armed combat. 

#  46112            Jan. 22^nd - Feb. 26^th

$100 ($80 Resident)

Sat., 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Central Library, Cultural Services Studio, 14949 E. Alameda Pkwy, Aurora

Instructor: Matthew Clark, experienced fight choreographer & instructor

 

 Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Ages: 9-15

Create some of your favorite characters from the book series in this unique adaptation developed especially for you by the director to perform for your family & friends during the last class. Learn about characterization, staging & rehearsing a memorized play.

# 46121             Feb. 5^th – Mar. 12^th

$100 ($80 Resident)

Sat., 10-12 p.m.

Aurora Fox Art Center, Studio Theatre, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. 

Lisa Mumpton, veteran director of Little Foxes & Arts Education

 

*Masks are required for unvaccinated students enrolled in these classes

*If a student exhibits any symptoms of illness, please stay home & do not attend this class.

Questions? email lmumpton@auroragov.org  or  call 303 739-6520

 

 

Aurora is proud to offer theatre summer camps and other drama educational opportunities. Aurora's Cultural Services Division has an array of options for theatre lovers and supporters of all ages. Click here to see all class offerings! Aurora is also known for world-class performances at the Aurora Fox Arts Center.